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Healthcare Use: Impact Of Race And Insurance Status On Influenza In The Bronx, Miselie Charite May 2025

Healthcare Use: Impact Of Race And Insurance Status On Influenza In The Bronx, Miselie Charite

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Underuse of healthcare services by Blacks, who receive fewer influenza vaccinations than Whites in New York, has resulted in elevated health complications and increased healthcare costs. The purpose of this quantitative correlational study was to determine if there is an association between race and insurance status with length of inpatient stay and total charges. Theoretical frameworks were the Quality, Cost, and Health Model and the Institute for Healthcare Improvement Triple Aim framework. Using a dataset from the New York State Planning and Research Cooperative System with a sample size of 3,137 cases, findings showed significant disparities during analysis. Regression analysis …


Genomic Structure Among Populations Of A Regionally Rare Perennial Plant Indicates The Need For Reevaluation Of Management Units, Cheyenne Moore, Angela J. Mcdonnell, Scott Schuette, Christopher T. Martine May 2025

Genomic Structure Among Populations Of A Regionally Rare Perennial Plant Indicates The Need For Reevaluation Of Management Units, Cheyenne Moore, Angela J. Mcdonnell, Scott Schuette, Christopher T. Martine

Faculty Journal Articles

Conservation of rare species often relies on the delineation of management units and genomic tools can now be applied for this purpose. However, this is not as common on a local scale, where populations are often small and fragmented, despite the utility of informing conservation and management practice at the regional level. We use a genotyping by sequencing (GBS) approach to assess the perennial riparian plant species Baptisia australis (Fabaceae) in Pennsylvania, where the taxon is at the edge of its natural distribution and considered threatened. In this system, we investigate whether sampled subpopulations exhibit genetic structure. We find that …


Mass Media, Civil Society And Democratization Of Politics In Botswana, James J. Zaffiro May 2025

Mass Media, Civil Society And Democratization Of Politics In Botswana, James J. Zaffiro

Journal of African Policy Studies

No abstract provided.


Elections As A Cornerstone Of Democracy The Namibian Experience, Heribert Weiland May 2025

Elections As A Cornerstone Of Democracy The Namibian Experience, Heribert Weiland

Journal of African Policy Studies

No abstract provided.


Democracy Without A Credible Opposition: The Case Of Botswana, Staffon Darnolf, John D. Holm May 2025

Democracy Without A Credible Opposition: The Case Of Botswana, Staffon Darnolf, John D. Holm

Journal of African Policy Studies

No abstract provided.


The Current Neo-Isolationism In United States African Policy, Richard A. Fredland May 2025

The Current Neo-Isolationism In United States African Policy, Richard A. Fredland

Journal of African Policy Studies

No abstract provided.


The Political Economy Of The Public Sector And Privatization In Liberia, James S. Guseh May 2025

The Political Economy Of The Public Sector And Privatization In Liberia, James S. Guseh

Journal of African Policy Studies

No abstract provided.


Policy Management In Africa’S Democracies, Michael Bratton, Harry Garnett, Julie Koenen-Grant, Catherine Rielly May 2025

Policy Management In Africa’S Democracies, Michael Bratton, Harry Garnett, Julie Koenen-Grant, Catherine Rielly

Journal of African Policy Studies

No abstract provided.


Government In Nigeria: The Criminalization Of A Nation, Nonso Okeafoezeke May 2025

Government In Nigeria: The Criminalization Of A Nation, Nonso Okeafoezeke

Journal of African Policy Studies

No abstract provided.


Colonial Heritage And Language Identity In Africa, Raymond Mopoho May 2025

Colonial Heritage And Language Identity In Africa, Raymond Mopoho

Journal of African Policy Studies

No abstract provided.


National Identity, Democracy, And The Politics Of Language In Malawi And Tanzania, Sam A. Mchombo May 2025

National Identity, Democracy, And The Politics Of Language In Malawi And Tanzania, Sam A. Mchombo

Journal of African Policy Studies

No abstract provided.


Book Reviews, Apollos O. Nwauwa May 2025

Book Reviews, Apollos O. Nwauwa

Journal of African Policy Studies

No abstract provided.


An Empirical Study Of The Effects Of State Land-Reform Policies On Agricultural And Socioeconomic Developments In Nigeria From Colonial To Military Rule: A Macro Perspective, Dennis A. Ogirri May 2025

An Empirical Study Of The Effects Of State Land-Reform Policies On Agricultural And Socioeconomic Developments In Nigeria From Colonial To Military Rule: A Macro Perspective, Dennis A. Ogirri

Journal of African Policy Studies

No abstract provided.


Post-Colonial Conflicts In Africa: The Case Of Angola, F. Ugboaja Ohaegbulam May 2025

Post-Colonial Conflicts In Africa: The Case Of Angola, F. Ugboaja Ohaegbulam

Journal of African Policy Studies

No abstract provided.


The Shortcomings Of Institutional Evaluations In Africa: The Case Of Madagascar, Remi Clignet May 2025

The Shortcomings Of Institutional Evaluations In Africa: The Case Of Madagascar, Remi Clignet

Journal of African Policy Studies

No abstract provided.


Decentralization And Agricultural Policy: The Case Of Nigeria, 1976-1993, Nwafejoku Okolie Uwadibie, Andrew Luma May 2025

Decentralization And Agricultural Policy: The Case Of Nigeria, 1976-1993, Nwafejoku Okolie Uwadibie, Andrew Luma

Journal of African Policy Studies

No abstract provided.


Discourses On Democracy And Human Rights In Africa: Contextualizing The Relevance Of Human Rights To Developing Countries, Tiyanjana Maluwa May 2025

Discourses On Democracy And Human Rights In Africa: Contextualizing The Relevance Of Human Rights To Developing Countries, Tiyanjana Maluwa

Journal of African Policy Studies

No abstract provided.


Displacement And Refugeeism In Liberia And Guinea: Reality And Policy Choices, Veronica Nmoma May 2025

Displacement And Refugeeism In Liberia And Guinea: Reality And Policy Choices, Veronica Nmoma

Journal of African Policy Studies

No abstract provided.


The Challenges Of Decentralization In Eritrea, Goran Hyden, Peter Koehn, Turhan Saleh May 2025

The Challenges Of Decentralization In Eritrea, Goran Hyden, Peter Koehn, Turhan Saleh

Journal of African Policy Studies

No abstract provided.


Boon Or Bane? Assessing The Impact Of Structural Adjustment On Prospects For Democracy In Sub-Saharan Africa, Jacqueline M. Vieceli May 2025

Boon Or Bane? Assessing The Impact Of Structural Adjustment On Prospects For Democracy In Sub-Saharan Africa, Jacqueline M. Vieceli

Journal of African Policy Studies

No abstract provided.


Procedural Consensus, Governmental Performance And Democratic Prospects In Sierra Leone, Jimmy D. Kandeh May 2025

Procedural Consensus, Governmental Performance And Democratic Prospects In Sierra Leone, Jimmy D. Kandeh

Journal of African Policy Studies

No abstract provided.


Decentralization, Local Government, And Primary Health Care In Nigeria: An Analytical Study, Dele Olowu, James S. Wunsch May 2025

Decentralization, Local Government, And Primary Health Care In Nigeria: An Analytical Study, Dele Olowu, James S. Wunsch

Journal of African Policy Studies

No abstract provided.


Cover And Table Of Contents, Institute On African Affairs May 2025

Cover And Table Of Contents, Institute On African Affairs

Journal of African Policy Studies

No abstract provided.


Book Reviews, Tonyesima Furro, John N. Oriji, Cheryl Hendricks, Abdullahi Aden, Matthew J. Costello May 2025

Book Reviews, Tonyesima Furro, John N. Oriji, Cheryl Hendricks, Abdullahi Aden, Matthew J. Costello

Journal of African Policy Studies

No abstract provided.


Nigeria’S Ethnic Politics And Revenue Allocation: The Case Of Oil-Producing Areas, Tonyesima Furro May 2025

Nigeria’S Ethnic Politics And Revenue Allocation: The Case Of Oil-Producing Areas, Tonyesima Furro

Journal of African Policy Studies

No abstract provided.


Key Issues Affecting Health Care Delivery Systems In Selected Sub-Saharan African Countries, Alemu Mammo May 2025

Key Issues Affecting Health Care Delivery Systems In Selected Sub-Saharan African Countries, Alemu Mammo

Journal of African Policy Studies

No abstract provided.


A Review Of The Demographic Transition In Kenya: Policy Implications Of The Demand For Family Planning, Sheila B. Barlow May 2025

A Review Of The Demographic Transition In Kenya: Policy Implications Of The Demand For Family Planning, Sheila B. Barlow

Journal of African Policy Studies

No abstract provided.


The Use Of Non-Project Assistance For Health Policy Reform: An Analysis Of The Case Of The Republic Of Niger, M. Mahmud Khan, Robert Magnani, Nancy B. Mock May 2025

The Use Of Non-Project Assistance For Health Policy Reform: An Analysis Of The Case Of The Republic Of Niger, M. Mahmud Khan, Robert Magnani, Nancy B. Mock

Journal of African Policy Studies

No abstract provided.


Ethno-Regionalism In Zaire: Roots, Manifestations And Meaning, John F. Clark May 2025

Ethno-Regionalism In Zaire: Roots, Manifestations And Meaning, John F. Clark

Journal of African Policy Studies

No abstract provided.


Cover And Table Of Contents, Institute On African Affairs May 2025

Cover And Table Of Contents, Institute On African Affairs

Journal of African Policy Studies

No abstract provided.